Water Use & Demand

For FY 2015-16, total water demand of the BAWSCA service area, including SFPUC purchases and other sources, was 175.56 million gallons per day (mgd). In comparison, in FY 1996-97, BAWSCA-wide demand reached 260 mgd. When compared to FY 2012-13, the fiscal year immediately preceding the Governor's drought proclamation, water used in the BAWSCA service area was 22% less in FY 2015-16. In FY 2015-16, 33% less water was used in the service area compared to the peak year, FY 1986-87, despite a 28% population increase.